"Looks Like A Bumper Year For Nuts!" Seventy-First Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN "Where Opinions Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Truth Will Prevail" STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2-3241 Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1961 NIGHT EDITOR: JUDITH OPPENHEIM e ' jfr ILE , --- Note on Berlin Announces Determination Y ' 1i PERSPECTIVE: Berlin One Issue In Soviet Offensive By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst AS THE BERLIN CONTROVERSY settles down to a long war of words with rattling sabers providing the background music, it is just as well to remember that this is only one part of the great Communist offensive. Despite the possibility that the Sino-Soviet bloc will underestimate the determination of the West to hold firm, and so produce a war either in Europe or Asia by pushing too hard, territorial expansion seems to be a secondary objective of immediate Communist tactics. They are still pressing hard for their long-range objectives of gen- eral Allied disunity, economic disruption and creation of a third force I T HE UNITED STATES has flatly turned down the possibility of conceding its occupa- tion and access rights to Berlin. The U.S. note to Khrushchev, which reportedly leaves the door open to negotiation but refuses to sacrifice Western rights in the city, will carry to the USSR the determination of the American peo- ple to defend Berlin. While this may seem an action that could provoke war, it will in reality help prevent it. If war were to occur over Berlin, it would not be because the United States has been definite in its intentions but because the Soviets feel we are indecisive and unwilling to fight for it. In short, war would not be caused by a deter- mination to fight but because of one side's miscalculation of"the other side's willingness to fight. This note assumes new, importance when we consider the remark of Soviet ambassador to the United States Bikhail Menshikov that the United States is not willing to go to war over Berlin. The remark was made this week- end at a party at an embassy in Washington. He will soon be returning to Moscow and one of his tasks will be to report to the Soviets what the American trend of thought is on Ber- Un. In view of his remark, the United States and the Western allies have an even greater obligation to make clear their positions. If Menshikov actually makes the report to Mos- cow that we are unwilling to defend the city, then just the very miscalculation needed to start a war could occur. CERTAINLY the Russians' objective is not war. They would like to take over the city. It is a thorn in their side. Many East Ger- mans flee to West Berlin each year, so many there is a shortage of skilled labor in the East- ern sector. And refugees are fleeing at an in- creased pace as East Germany tightens its re- strictions and forces collectivization. Further, the Russians would like us, if we do not give up the city, to recognize the East German government by having to negotiate for access to the city. This is Khrushchev's strate- gy in signing a separate peace treaty with the East Germans. Nothing would please Khrushchev more than achieving either one of these diplomatic victories. I fthey were to win the former, they will have changed what was formerly a source of embarrassment to the Communists into what could be boasted as a victory. He will have shown that the West is unwilling to stand up for its convictions. If he achieves recognition for East Germany, it could mean another seat for the Communist bloc in the United Nations. It would certainly add prestige to the East German government which, in comparison to Adenauer's, looks pretty bad. Either objective would be a victory for Khrushchev. But he does not want war. So it becomes imperative for the West, as has been done to- day, to make clear the absolute limits which it will tolerate in this situation. It is the only way that war can be definitely avoided; and while it makes clear that the way to negotia- tions is still open, it hopefully makes clear to Moscow that miscalculations will not be tol- erated. --DAVID MARCUS ...7) r -U t- 7 ,,. adfw 5'6MrVase as '* CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION: Education Issue Complex of noncommitted nations which, because of their previous colonial status and intense nationalism, will not cooperate with Europe. THEY ARE TRYING to con- vince already-doubtful elements in the Commonwealth that British membership in the European Com- mon Market, which she badly needs at a time when she is buy- ing more than she is selling, would represent economic aband- onment of her long-time allies and former colonies. In order to weaken the prospect of a unified Europe, the Commu- nists are likewise pursuing with vigor their years-old objective of creating disaffection among the new countries in order to block the sources of raw materials on which Europe has been accustom- ed to depend. One of the manifestations of this effort is the prominence being given to introduction of recog- nizably neutral blocs into the gov- erning or administrative structures of the United Nations and all other international control bodies which are proposed. A separate campaign against the relations of the United States with the rest of the Western hemisphere is under way-well under way-for a sim- ilar purpose. IN the propaganda field, having taken a serious beating because of the way she has thwarted an atomic test ban, the Soviet Union is trying to turn the tables on the general disarmament front. The procedural discussions look- ing toward a general disarmament conference have now deteriorated into an effort to keep the United States separated from her allies in the talks, and so to make it ap- pear that Washington stands be- tween the rest of the world and serious disarmament discussions. The East-West, exchanges on particular matters such as Ber- lin, if they are to be kept in per- spective, m u s t be considered against this background of gener- ally divisionary and undermining tactics, rather than as pertaining to matters which are soluble. No specific matter is truly sol- uble against the general back- ground of the unremitting Com- munist offensive. ATTITUDE: Bargaining For Peace 'THERE ARE SOME states of mind that make negotiation enormously difficult. And we have some of them. I believe many of our stereotypes about the Rus- sians are mistaken. We regard them as undilutedly ideological and constantly plotting world re- voution. I don't think they are. Whatever their long-term objective of a world safe for Communism, in all current events there is a highly pragmatic side to their policies. "Nor are they demons . . . Nor above all, are the Russians super- men . . . Their system - like ours - stumbles and feels its way. '* * 4. "IT SEEMS TO ME both sad and ironic that the Communists have so largely succeeded in pre- empting and exploiting the cry for peace - which is surely the loud- est and dearest sound in this war- weary, frightened world. They have been able to do so, not only be- cause of their shameless use of propaganda and falsehood, but also because we underestimated mankind's yearning for peace. We have emphasized military con- tainment, and for years it ap- peared that we didn't want to negotiate with the Russians. "Meanwhile they stopped nu- clear testing unilaterally; they re- duced their army unilaterally; they proposed summit talks about reducing tensions and the dan- gers of war; they proposed total disarmament. Whatever the mo- tive, cynical or sincere, they have constantly taken the initiative. They have answered the cry for peace, while we have quibbled andI hesitated and then finally given in. Too often our approach has been "yes but" insteadF of "why not?" Too often our uncertainty and' quibbling has left the i1f- pression that the United States is looking for reasons not to reach an agreement." --Adlai E. Stevenson CIA Structure Unchanged PRESIDENT KENNEDY is said to be on the verge of firing Allen Dulles as head of the CIA. It is assumed that the Cuban invasion fiasco caused this move. But the lesson to be learned from the in- vasion isn't only that Allen Dulles should be replaced. One of the key reasons for the defeat in Cuba was the CIA structure - which per- mits the same men committed to undertaking a project to judge its possibilities for success. Under those circumstances all were eager to agree success in Cuba was a sure thing. And so it is now surprising that Kennedy has decided not to alter this part of the CIA structure. He has apparently decided that the Cuban fiasco was wrong not in principle - but only because it failed. BUT were the overthrows of ,Mossadegh in Iran and of Arbenz in Guatemala suc- cessful? Is the situation in Laos, which is due to 'successful' conniving by the CIA, really better than it would have been with Souvanna Phouma leading a stable govern- Ment? Are the CIA men who actually expected Cubans to revolt against Castro at the time of the invasion the ones we want planning our next melodrama of invasion or subversion? That the nation needs an intelligence agency is undeniable. But that it needs a secret army, loyal only to the "king," is an outright lie - and a dangerous one. First of all, the civilian planners in the government are not able to control the CIA's activities beforehand, but must take the rap for them afterward, if the publicity turns bad. In addition, if we don't believe at all in legality on questions of whether or not to overthrow any given government, we have no business broadcasting to the world that we do in fact respect law. THE CIA NEEDS SECRECY to carry on plots, and the President has told newspapers he would like them to exercise some mysterious sort of judgement on when to withhold news "not in the national interest". What he means is that if the CIA was found planning another coup, the press should keep silent untilsomethingillegalunder both United States and international codes is finished. Congress wouldn't need to know about it,j and of course the public would be the last to find out. (And if someday it turned out that the great enemy was a group of United States citizens, and not a foreign government, the CIA could swing into action as easily as ever.) Foreigners, after a while, will probably get tired of being invaded by a Presidential Army - and their irritable natures might blur their understanding of the difference between us and the "Red butchers" of Hungary. -PETER STEINBERGER (EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the first of a six-part analysis of the issues likely to be consid- ered at the forthcoming constitu- tional convention. Primary election for delegates to the convention is next Tuesday.) By JUDITH OPPENHEIM Daily Staff Writer CONSTITUTIONAL convention delegates, when they arrive in Lansing for the long-awaited at- tempt at revising the Michigan constitution, will be faced with a complex multiplicity of issues. There are a number of little issues which are the special con- cern of particular districts. But it seems that the big issues cate- gorize into six major divisions: executive issues, legislative issues, judicial issues, financial and taxa- tiontissues, issues of local govern- ment and education. The education issue is one of the most complex and one which has aroused somewhat less publi- city than the others. The Michigan constitution cur- rently provides for a state super- intendent of public instruction, the University Board of Regents, the Wayne State University Board of Alumni, and the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. It also provides for the establish- ment of a state board of educa- tion, a primary school system, a college of mines, libraries and cer- tain types of charitable institu- tions. * * .., THE SUPERINTENDENT, of public instruction, who is popularly elected, controls all primary and secondary education functions not administered by the local districts. He is an ex-officio member of the boards governing the. state universities and colleges and a member of the state board of ed- ucation, for which he serves as secretary. In addition to the three con- stitutional boards which govern the largest state universities, there is a state board of education, which is responsible for governing Western Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Cen- tral Michigan University, North- ern Michigan College and state schools for the deaf and the blind. Seven statutory boards super- vise the activities of institutions for vocational rehabilitation, li- braries, the state historical com- mission, teacher tenure, voca- tional rehabilitation, libraries, the state historical commission, teach- er tenure, vocational schools, the Michigan College of Mining and Technology and Ferris Institute. * * * ONE OF THE MAJOR FACTS of the educational issue is the frag- mented system of university and college control boards. It has been partially solved by the recent ap- pointment of Prof. Merrit Cham- bers as executive director of the state council of college presidents which is currently engaged in sev- eral projects of voluntary coordin- ation. Considerable simplification and specialization seems in order for the various boards and educa- tional authorities. It might be wise to grant constitutional status to the boards governing state uni- versities in addition to the largest three. And there seems little reason for the superintendent of public instruction to control only aspects of education which the local dis- tricts do not handle. If he were made a co-ordinator, similar to the function fulfilled by Prof. Chambers, but with greater power, a great deal might be done to remedy the vast in- equalities now existing in facilities and educational quality in pri- mary and secondary schools in various areas of the state. * * * THE LEGAL STATUS of state universities is another point in question. Those favoring greater inde- pendence for the three major uni- versities argue that the governing boards of these institutions have constitutional status while the other state college boards are only statutory. For this reason, they believe, the three large institutions should be sheltered from normal legislative and executive administrative con- trols. Those opposed to relative in- dependence for the universities ar- gue that since all the funds ap- propriated by the legislature are public funds, they should be under public control through the legis- lative process. They are afraid that the free- dom of the universities to control enrollment and curriculum may leave the Legislature in a position where it must either appropriate .the money the institutions say they need or deliberately fail to meet the needs the universities establish. They add that preferred status for any service or groups of ser- vices among many reduces the ef- ficiency and flexibility of the whole government to an unwarranted degree. Those favoring the special sta- tus of the schools counter that a Legislature composed of laymen is not competent to formulate or even judge the needs of institu- tions as large and complex as the University, MSU and WSU - and that these universities must be free to formulate their own poli- cies and determine their own pri- ority system for expenditure of state appropriations. Another educational issue is whether the state board of edu- cation members and the super- intendent of public instruction ought to be appointed instead of popularly elected. .4 A DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN .".: . . . . . . . ..": . .r.:}4! " .. , .,.. :"[} ':. ,,'""1 .. ....................... '.": r;:}'i,.'.,:::" s::;::: ii:";":" ii'r"L::...::} a~d lr:..v {v r::...:".". r:: a"o J i ...s:": ""3""###. .vi {{ 3 4 g 4' Iron Curtain Dissolving The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of The Univer- sity of Michigan for which The Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3519 Administration Building, beforeaip.m., two days preceding publication. TUESDAY, JULY 18 General Notices Doctoral Foreign Language Reading Examinations: The last doctoral foreign language reading examinations for the summer session will be given on Mon., Aug. 7. Since facilities for the exami- nations are limited, it will be wise for those persons wishing to be examined before the close of the summer session to sign up as soon as possible for a specific examination date. Contact the Foreign Language Examiner, 3028 Rack- ham Bldg. Office hours: Mon., 2:15- 3:30; Tues., 9:00-9:15; Wed., 1:00-2:30; Thurs., 2:15-3:30; Fri., 9:00-10:15. A Series of French Films (all with English subtitles) will be shown during the summer session. All three movies will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in the Multi-purpose Room, Undergraduate Library: Wed., July 19-"Lettres de mon Mou- lin." Tues., Aug. 1-"Les Amants de Ver- one" Wed., Aug. 9-"Les Enfants Terri- bles." Memberships may be purchased in the departmental office, 2076 Frieze Bldg., from 9:00 to 5:00, for $1.25. Opening Tomorrow Night: "The Bed- bug," 8:00 p.m. in the Lydia Mendels- sohn Theatre. Tickets $1.50 or 1.00 for Wed. or Thurs. performances, $1.75 or 1.25 for Fri. or Sat. performances. Box office open 10-5 today, 10-8 tomorrow. Tickets also available for "Rasho- mon" (Aug. 2-5), and "The Marriage of Figaro" (Aug. 9-12). Events Tuesday Guest Pianist: Joseph Bloch, Juliiard School of Music, will be heard in a piano recital on Tues., July 18, 8:30 p.m., Rackham Lecture Hall. Mr. Bloch will play the compositions of Scar- latti, Schubert, Scriabin, Schonberg, and Liszt. Open to the public without charge. Degree Recital: Emerson Head, trum- pet, will present a recital on Tues., July 18 at 8:30 p.m. in Aud. A. Open to the public without charge. Educational Film Preview: Tues., July 18 at 2 p.m. in the Schoriing Aud., University School. "Learning Theory and Classroom Practice" and "Learning and Behavior (What Makes Us Human?)." on Tues4 July 18 at 4:15 p.m. in Aud. A. Forum Linguistics Lecture: Prof. Hans Wolff, Michigan State University, will discuss "Aspects of Yoruba Style" on Tues., July 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rackham Amphitheatre. Physics Lecture: Dr. B. J. Raz, State University of New York, will speak on "Electric Quadrupole Transitions in Light Nuclei" on Tues., July 18 at 3:30 p.m. in 2038 Randall Lab. Events Wednesday German Coffee Hour: Wed.. July 19 at 2 p.m. in 4072 Frieze Bldg. All persons interested in speaking German are wel- come. Educational Film Preview: "Images from Nature" and "Telling Stories to Children" and "Rythmetic" will be shown on Wed., July 19 at 2 p.m. in the Schorling Aud., University School. Concert: The Stanley Quartet will present a concert on Wed., July 19 at 8:30 p.m in nthe Rackham Lecture Hall. Open to the public. Placement Physical Education Major (man) - Part time position as trainer of high school teams. Must be able to start around Aug. 25 and work late after- noons during the school year. For ad- (Continued on Page 3) '4 4 I WHEN PETER THE GREAT tried to modern- ize Russia he was allied with historical development. When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik it was moving in the same direction. It opened not merely the space age but a new era in world communications which must in- evitably leave the Iron Curtain a rusting relic. This process is freshly highlighted by the launching of two new American satellites. Tiros III carries television cameras which are already reporting cloud formations around the globe. It is expected to be especially use- ful in spotting hurricanes and facilitating weather forecasts. Midas III carries secret ap- paratus, including infrared components ex- tremely sensitive to heat, which can detect and meport missile firings instantaneously. The Iron Curtain will offer no barrier to either satellite. The United States has already conducted successful experiments with the Tiros types of reconnaissance satellite. Combined with ad- ditional members of the Midas tribe these are expected to go far toward lessening the danger of surprise attack. And as photographic Editorial Staff MICHAEL BURNS .......................... Co-Editor SUSAN FARRELL .......................... Co-Editor DAVE KIMBALL ........................ Sports Editor RUTH EVENHUIS....................Night Editor MICHAEL OPNICK..................Night Eftor JUDITH OPPENHEIM .................. Night E'ditor and other detection techniques iimprove, total- itarian secrecy will become ever more difficult. SINCE MOSCOW started this business of putting instruments in the sky it has little ground for claiming an "invasion of its air space." More than that there are very great difficulties in drawing a line between scientific space exploration and military surveillance. Any genuine system of international coopera- tion or inspection would be rejected by Premier Khrushchev's own insistence that there must be a Soviet veto on such agencies' actions. The peacemaking possibilities of letting in the light on closed societies go far beyond military surveillance. Communications satel- lites will soon be making worldwide and in- stantaneous television available. No one can yet estimate how much it will enlarge the holes already punched in the curtain by radio. But it will become increasingly awkward for the Kremlin to shut out the world. SOVIET ISOLATION has been breaking down in many other ways. The education re- quired for an industrial society opened doors to much more than technological inquiry. Cultural exchanges, trade, and political con- tacts - all these have had a leavening effect. Freer use of old communications facilities and the development of new ones are carrying the wind of change to the steppes of Siberia as well as the jungles of Africa. Of course the Communists strive to use communications to spread falsities and domin- ntion. 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